Ubon In The Late 60s

[ChiefBEM]

MarcoH

Let me Try this again

Here is the movie theater that used to be in the downtown circle just before you cross the river to Warin.

Here is one of the streets downtown Ubon

Taxicabs

Typical street

Baht Bus

Gate to Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base

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[ChiefBEM]

MarcoH

This is the bungalo complex my unit lived in.

It was on street over from the main gate to the RTAF Base.

The bungalos are gone and this is what the area looks like now.

[MarcoH]

MarcoH

This is the bungalo complex my unit lived in.

It was on street over from the main gate to the RTAF Base.

The bungalos are gone and this is what the area looks like now.

Chief

Wow, nice collection, it must have been A'Bit different in those days,,, not that Ubon has changed much since then...LOL

Thnx...

-Marco-

[MikeRay]

THX for these pics.I´m always very interested what Thailand looked a like a couple of years ago.My wife´s family were not able to afford a camera in these days.

[ChiefBEM]

The area around the corner from the Liathong Hotel was the "Night Club" area in the 60s and 70s.

There were 4 clubs (See Saw, Fairlane, Cosair, and the Jaguar.)

Part of one of the clubs is still there.

I think it is still called the "See Saw."

It used to be a lot bigger.

Directly across the street from the See Saw was the Fairlane.

Further down from the Fairlane was the Corsair Club.

In 1970 Robbie an American (retired AirForce) who was working on the base as a contractor supervisor in the power plant bought the Corsair Club and started serving Pizzas.

The increased the beer sales because of the ground hot peppers in the pizzas.

Across the street from the Corsair Club was the Jaguar Club.

After the clubs all closed the next hangout for some was the Ubon Hotel Restaurant.

Thats it for now.